Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Well.....If It's Tequila, You'll Find It Here!

Danny Flores, composer of "Tequila," a huge hit for the Champs in 1958, has died. He was 77.Flores, who performed under the name Chuck Rio, lived in Westminster for years. He died Tuesday, family members said, after suffering for years from Parkinson's disease.

The classic instrumental featured Flores' instantly recognizable saxophone line and his periodic growl of the sole lyric – "Tequila!"

2 Comments:

At 8:38 PM, Blogger David Agren said...

Que lastimo! Thanks for posting this.

I live in Mexico's tequila country and write about the drink from time to time - along with sipping it too - but I've never heard the song "Tequila" since moving to Jalisco state nearly two years ago.

Saludos!

 
At 9:42 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, what have you missed!! It is a given in any party in Tequila that you will get "Tequila" to dance!!!
It brings memories of my junior high years, when we performed a coreography to that song for a parade on Nov. 20th...the Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.So much fun!!

 

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